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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Maurice Brookhart, Carrboro, NC (US);
Alan Goldman, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Emily Carson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Zheng Huang, Irbana, IL (US);
Sabuj Kumar Kundu, Rochester, NY (US);
Maurice Brookhart, Carrboro, NC (US);
Alan Goldman, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Emily Carson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Zheng Huang, Irbana, IL (US);
Sabuj Kumar Kundu, Rochester, NY (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of converting at least one first alkane to a mixture of at least one low molecular weight alkane (optionally also including additional lower and/or higher molecular weight alkanes) and at least one high molecular weight alkane, comprises: reacting a first alkane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst) and a second catalyst (i.e., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture of low and high molecular weight alkanes.